A block of six rare Canadian error stamps (Scott 387A), never hinged, from the corner of the sheet, sold for $50,850 at a multi-estate sale held May 8-9 by Philip Weiss Auctions. It was the first of two weekend May events conducted by the firm; the other was held May 29-30. Both [Read More]
The Saint Louis Galleria Art Fair debuts June 20 – 21, 2009. This two-day art extravaganza brings together an eclectic mix of the nation’s most talented artists who will collectively display over $15 million in artwork. Admission is free and open to the public. The artists were juried by an independent panel [Read More]
The depth and breadth of modern Native American art is featured in Passionate Journey: The Grice Collection of Native American Art. From Alaska to Guatemala, the exhibition highlights personal expressions in ceramics, basketry, textiles and performance masks. These distinctive works are the outward expressions of personal and religious ideologies, commentaries on social [Read More]
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/33105f/antiques_fine_ar) has announced the addition of the “Antiques & Fine Art Dealers & Auctioneers – Business Ratio Report” report to their offering. This Business Ratio Report compares the financial performance of the leading players in the Antiques & Fine Art Dealers & Auctioneers sector, offering a quick and cost-effective [Read More]
Piccolo Art the leading dealer in figurative art is pleased to announce it will be attending the Wilton Connecticut Summer Antique Show. The show will feature dealers from abroad and around the country. Piccolo Art will be featuring a number of new items including a piece by John Steurt Curry on of [Read More]
The Randolph Street Market Festival returns to the West Loop with new dealers, new goods and a special tribute to the United States. This month’s market highlights select vendors featuring Americana good and antiques including stamps, coins, vintage propaganda posters, Uncle Sam collectibles, handmade flags, red, white and blue decorative accessories and [Read More]
Art and antique aficionados from across the country and around the world will celebrate the final days of summer at the 29th annual Baltimore Summer Antiques Show Labor Day weekend, September 3-6, at the Baltimore Convention Center. Guests will have the unique opportunity to view and purchase from the collections of over [Read More]
Skinner, has announced its recent sale of Fine Judaica – held in its Boston gallery on May 21st – was a tremendous success, more than tripling the pre-sale estimate and grossing more than $1.2 million for just over 200 lots of antique and artisan Judaica. The top lot in the sale was [Read More]
An original oil on board painting of a lone woman by the sea, done by the renowned Dutch artist Josef Israels (1824-1911), sold for $20,700 at a multi-estate sale held Apr. 25 by Gordon S. Converse & Co., the fledgling auction firm launched just last year. The painting – titled Watching and [Read More]
Avid collectors and dealers have always looked for, if not longed for, the chance to discover special items during their forays to thrift stores, yard sales, and now, the big online auction venues. The probability of stumbling across something that everyone else missed may be small, but it energizes the hunt. Still, [Read More]
Phoenix Ancient Art, the world’s leading dealer in rare treasures from ancient Western civilizations, announced today that it has voluntarily repatriated 251 antiquities valued at $2.7 Million (EU 2Million) to the State of Italy. “We returned these ancient artifacts in the spirit of cooperation and collaboration with the international art world, and [Read More]
More than 800 lots of fresh-to-the-market merchandise, in a broad array of categories, will be sold at a two-day Historic Hillsborough Auction the weekend of June 13-14 by Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales, Ltd. It is the grand opening event for the firm at its new, 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art gallery facility, located [Read More]
One of the nation’s longest-running and best-loved antiques shows returns to the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center July 29 –August 1, 2009. The show is now in its 60th year, sponsored by All Saints’ Episcopal Parish. “This year collectors will find items in individual room settings, making it much easier o visualize them [Read More]
The second Esher Hall Antiques and Fine Art Fair opens its doors again at Esher Hall, Sandown Park Racecourse, Esher, Surrey from Friday 9 until Sunday 11 October 2009. Around 40 leading antiques dealers from across the UK, mainly members of the British Antique Dealers’ Association and LAPADA, the Association of Art [Read More]